Laser North American Grand Prix - Issues and Solutions for Youth Sailors
Here is a blog post about the Laser North American « Grand Prix » with the hope that it would start a reflection about possible improvements for future years. This Grand Prix is aimed at selecting North American sailors to events organized by the Laser class, such as the Laser 4.7 Youth Worlds (U18), Laser Radial Youth Worlds (U19) and the Laser U21 Worlds, taking place both in the Laser Standard for men and Radial for women. The Grand Prix web page, maintained by the North American class, can be found at this link . Note: we will discuss the question of the Grand Prix at our upcoming webinar - make sure to register on Facebook and share with all those who might be interested . KEY ISSUES 1. Very Long Distances and High Costs Canada and the US are very large countries. The distances between events are huge. At the same time, the number of youth sailors is really low, compared to Europe for example. This is an impediment to youth sailing development in the Laser. It’s ok